Terrence Agard

Terrence Agard (born 16 April 1990 in Willemstad) is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[3] He represented the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of that country in 2010.

Terrence Agard
Terrence Agard in 2016
Personal information
Born (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
ClubHaag Atletiek
Coached byRana Reider[1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking48 (400m)
1140 (Overall)

In September 2015, he had a car crash while riding with fellow sprinters, Churandy Martina and Hensley Paulina, which left Agard with a broken vertebra in his neck.[4] He returned to competition in April 2016.[1]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Netherlands Antilles
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 10th (h) 800 m 2:06.81
12th (h) 1500 m 4:44.04
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 10th (h) 400 m 50.05
9th 800 m 2:07.88
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 38th (h) 400 m 49.99
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 10th (h) 400 m 48.57
6th 800 m 1:56.07
NACAC U23 Championships Toluca, Mexico 17th (h) 200 m 22.90
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.16
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.46
Central American and Caribbean Champions Havana, Cuba 8th 4 × 100 m relay 40.44
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 13th (h) 400 m 48.31
2010 South American Games Medellín, Colombia 4th 400 m 47.47
Representing the  Netherlands
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.93
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 19th (h) 400 m 47.59
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 400 m relay DNF
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.52
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia – 400 m DNF
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 5th (B) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.15

Personal bests

[5] Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Stouwdam, Henk (28 February 2017). "His doctor never thought he would run again" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "European Athletics - Athlete: Terrence Agard". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. Terrence Agard at World Athletics
  4. Giustiniano, Paolo (21 September 2015). "NEWS: Churandy Martina and other two Dutch athletes collided with a truck on the highway". Track Arena. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. "Profile of Terrence AGARD". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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